Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist
# Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist

The Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist is an award for creative achievement in American comic books, given to an artist of comics cover art.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Nominee | Titles |
| - | - | - |
| 1990s ||||
| 1992 | Brian Bolland | Animal Man (DC) |
| 1992 | Simon Bisley | Batman/Judge Dredd: Judgment on Gotham (DC), Doom Patrol (DC) |
| 1992 | Dave Dorman | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Dark Horse), Star Wars (Dark Horse) |
| 1992 | Brendan McCarthy | Shade, the Changing Man (DC Comics) |
| 1993 | Brian Bolland | Animal Man (DC), Wonder Woman (DC) |
| 1993 | Simon Bisley | Grendel: War Child (Dark Horse), The Terminator: Enemy Within (Dark Horse), Doom Patrol (DC) |
| 1993 | Glenn Fabry | Hellblazer (DC), The Spectre (DC) |
| 1993 | Dave Sim/Gerhard | Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim) |
| 1993 | Brendan McCarthy | Shade, the Changing Man (DC Comics) |
| 1993 | Dave McKean | Cages (Tundra), The Sandman (DC) |
| 1993 | Steve Rude | World's Finest trade paperback (DC), Nexus: The Origin (Dark Horse) |
| 1993 | Matt Wagner | "Faces," Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC) |
| 1994 | Brian Bolland | Animal Man (DC), Wonder Woman (DC), Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #50 (DC) |
| 1994 | John Bolton | Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species (Dark Horse) |
| 1994 | Glenn Fabry | Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo), Vertigo Jam (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1994 | Alex Ross | Marvels (Marvel) |
| 1994 | Dave Sim/Gerhard | Cerebus (Aardvark-Vanaheim) |
| 1995 | Glenn Fabry | Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1995 | Tony Harris | Starman (DC) |
| 1995 | Terry Moore | Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) |
| 1995 | Don Rosa | Uncle Scrooge (Gladstone) |
| 1995 | Rick Veitch | Roarin' Rick's Rare Bit Fiends (King Hell) |
| 1995 | Charles Vess | The Books of Magic (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1996 | Alex Ross | Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Image) |
| 1996 | Frank Miller | X #18-21 (Dark Horse), Sin City: The Big Fat Kill (Dark Horse), Silent Night (Dark Horse) |
| 1996 | Charles Vess | The Books of Magic (DC/Vertigo), Ice Age on the World of Magic the Gathering (Acclaim/Armada), The Book of Ballads and Sagas #1 (Green Man Press) |
| 1996 | Chris Ware | Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics), BLAB! #8 (Kitchen Sink) |
| 1996 | Phil Winslade | Goddess (DC/Vertigo), Vamps: Hollywood & Vein (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1996 | Jim Woodring | Jim (Fantagraphics), Jim Special (Fantagraphics) |
| 1997 | Alex Ross | Kingdom Come, (DC), Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Jukebox Productions/Homage) |
| 1997 | Mark Chiarello | Terminal City (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1997 | Tony Harris | Starman (DC) |
| 1997 | Michael Kaluta | The Books of Magic (DC/Vertigo), Vermillion (Helix) |
| 1997 | Jerry Ordway | The Power of Shazam! (DC) |
| 1997 | Steve Rude | Nexus: Executioner's Song (Dark Horse), Nexus Meets Madman (Dark Horse) |
| 1998 | Alex Ross | Kurt Busiek's Astro City, (Jukebox Productions/Homage), Uncle Sam (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1998 | Mike Allred | Red Rocket 7 (Dark Horse) |
| 1998 | Mark Crilley | Akiko (Sirius) |
| 1998 | Glenn Fabry | Preacher (DC/Vertigo), Preacher Specials (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1998 | Jerry Ordway | The Power of Shazam! (DC) |
| 1998 | Steve Rude | Nexus: Nightmare in Blue (Dark Horse), Nexus: God Con (Dark Horse) |
| 1998 | Ty Templeton | Batman & Robin Adventures (DC) |
| 1999 | Brian Bolland | The Invisibles (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1999 | Glenn Fabry | Preacher (DC/Vertigo), Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo), Aliens vs. Predator: Eternal (Dark Horse) |
| 1999 | Dave McKean | The Dreaming (DC/Vertigo) |
| 1999 | Frank Miller and Lynn Varley | 300 (Dark Horse) |
| 1999 | Joe Quesada/Jimmy Palmiotti | Daredevil (Marvel), Painkiller Jane/DarkChylde (Event), Painkiller Jane/Hellboy (Event) |
| 2000s ||||
| 2000 | Alex Ross | Batman: No Man's Land (DC), Batman: Harley Quinn (DC), Batman: War on Crime (DC), Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Homage/DC/WildStorm), ABC alternate #1 covers (ABC) |
| 2000 | John Cassaday | Planetary (DC/WildStorm) |
| 2000 | Frank Cho | Liberty Meadows (Insight Studios) |
| 2000 | Glenn Fabry | Preacher (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2000 | Dave McKean | The Dreaming (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2001 | Brian Bolland | Batman: Gotham Knights (DC), The Flash (DC), The Invisibles (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2001 | Duncan Fegredo | Lucifer (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2001 | Phil Hale | Swamp Thing (Vertigo/DC), Vertigo Secret Files (Vertigo/DC), Flinch #11 (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2001 | Dave Johnson | Detective Comics (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2001 | Chris Ware | Acme Novelty Library (Fantagraphics), Jimmy Corrigan (Pantheon), Drawn & Quarterly vol. 3 (Drawn & Quarterly) |
| 2002 | Dave Johnson | Detective Comics (DC), 100 Bullets (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2002 | Tim Bradstreet | Hellblazer (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2002 | J. G. Jones | Codename: Knockout (DC/Vertigo), Transmetropolitan (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2002 | Jae Lee | Our Worlds at War specials (DC), Fantastic Four: 1234 (Marvel) |
| 2002 | Mike Mignola | Hellboy: Conqueror Worm (Dark Horse Maverick) |
| 2003 | Adam Hughes | Wonder Woman (DC) |
| 2003 | Kaare Andrews | The Incredible Hulk (Marvel) |
| 2003 | Dave Johnson | Detective Comics (DC), 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2003 | Terry Moore | Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) |
| 2003 | J. H. Williams III | Promethea (ABC) |
| 2004 | James Jean | Batgirl (DC), Fables (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2004 | Dave Johnson | Batman # 620-622 (DC), 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2004 | Scott McKowen | 1602 (Marvel) |
| 2004 | Joshua Middleton | NYX (Marvel), X-Men Unlimited (Marvel), New Mutants (Marvel) |
| 2004 | Sean Phillips | Sleeper (WildStorm/DC) |
| 2004 | Brian Wood | Global Frequency (WildStorm/DC) |
| 2005 | James Jean | Fables (Vertigo/DC), Green Arrow (DC), Batgirl (DC) |
| 2005 | Kieron Dwyer | Remains (IDW) |
| 2005 | Tony Moore | The Walking Dead (Image) |
| 2005 | Frank Quitely | Bite Club (Vertigo/DC), We3 (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2005 | Michael Turner | Identity Crisis (DC) |
| 2006 | James Jean | Fables (Vertigo/DC), Runaways (Marvel) |
| 2006 | Frank Espinosa | Rocketo (Speakeasy) |
| 2006 | Tony Harris | Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC) |
| 2006 | Jock | The Losers (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2006 | Eric Powell | The Goon (Dark Horse), Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror (Dark Horse) |
| 2007 | James Jean | Fables (Vertigo/DC), Jack of Fables (Vertigo/DC), 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2007 | John Cassaday | Astonishing X-Men (Marvel), Conan (Dark Horse), The Lone Ranger (Dynamite) |
| 2007 | Tony Harris | Conan (Dark Horse), Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC) |
| 2007 | Dave Johnson | 100 Bullets (DC/Vertigo), Zombie Tales (Boom!), Cthulhu Tales (Boom!), The Black Plague (Boom!) |
| 2007 | J. G. Jones | 52 (DC) |
| 2008 | James Jean | Fables (Vertigo/DC), The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse), Process Recess 2 (AdHouse), Superior Showcase 2 (AdHouse) |
| 2008 | John Cassaday | Astonishing X-Men (Marvel), The Lone Ranger (Dynamite) |
| 2008 | J. G. Jones | 52 (DC) |
| 2008 | Jae Lee | The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Marvel) |
| 2008 | Jim Lee | All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder (DC), World of Warcraft (WildStorm/DC) |
| 2009 | James Jean | Fables (Vertigo/DC), The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse) |
| 2009 | Gabriel Bá | Casanova (Image), The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse) |
| 2009 | Jo Chen | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse) |
| 2009 | Amy Reeder Hadley | Madame Xanadu (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2009 | Matt Wagner | Zorro (Dynamite) |
| 2010s ||||
| 2010 | J. H. Williams III | Detective Comics (DC) |
| 2010 | John Cassaday | Irredeemable (Boom!), The Lone Ranger (Dynamite) |
| 2010 | Salvador Larroca | The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel) |
| 2010 | Sean Phillips | Criminal (Marvel/Icon), Incognito (Marvel/Icon), 28 Days Later (Boom!) |
| 2010 | Alex Ross | Astro City: The Dark Age (WildStorm), Project Superpowers (Dynamite) |
| 2011 | Mike Mignola | Hellboy (Dark Horse), Baltimore: The Plague Ships (Dark Horse) |
| 2011 | Rodin Esquejo | Morning Glories (Shadowline/Image) |
| 2011 | Dave Johnson | Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain (Dark Horse), Unknown Soldier (Vertigo/DC), Punisher Max (Marvel), Deadpool (Marvel) |
| 2011 | David Petersen | Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard (Archaia) |
| 2011 | Yuko Shimizu | The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2012 | Francesco Francavilla | Black Panther (Marvel), The Lone Ranger (Dynamite), Lone Ranger/Zorro (Dynamite), Dark Shadows (Dynamite), Warlord of Mars (Dynamite), Archie Meets Kiss (Archie) |
| 2012 | Michael Allred | iZOMBIE (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2012 | Viktor Kalvachev | Blue Estate (Image) |
| 2012 | Marcos Martín | Daredevil (Marvel), The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel) |
| 2012 | Sean Phillips | Criminal: The Last of the Innocent (Marvel/Icon) |
| 2012 | Yuko Shimizu | The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2013 | David Aja | Hawkeye (Marvel) |
| 2013 | Brandon Graham | King City (Image), Multiple Warheads (Image), Elephantmen #43 (Image) |
| 2013 | Sean Phillips | Fatale (Image) |
| 2013 | Yuko Shimizu | The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC) |
| 2013 | J. H. Williams III | Batwoman (DC) |
| 2014 | David Aja | Hawkeye (Marvel) |
| 2014 | Mike del Mundo | X-Men: Legacy (Marvel) |
| 2014 | Sean Murphy/Jordie Bellaire | The Wake (DC/Vertigo) |
| 2014 | Emma Ríos | Pretty Deadly (Image) |
| 2014 | Chris Samnee | Daredevil (Marvel) |
| 2014 | Fiona Staples | Saga (Image) |
| 2015 | Darwyn Cooke | DC Comics Darwyn Cooke Month Variant Covers (DC) |
| 2015 | Mike del Mundo | Elektra (Marvel), X-Men: Legacy (Marvel), A+X (Marvel), Dexter (Marvel), Dexter Down Under (Marvel) |
| 2015 | Francesco Francavilla | Afterlife with Archie (Archie), Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight (Dark Horse), The Twilight Zone (Dynamite), Django/Zorro (Dynamite); X-Files (IDW) |
| 2015 | Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson | The Wicked + The Divine (Image), Ms. Marvel (Marvel) |
| 2015 | Phil Noto | Black Widow (Marvel) |
| 2015 | Alex Ross | Astro City (Vertigo/DC), Batman '66: The Lost Episode, Batman '66 Meets Green Hornet (DC/Dynamite) |
| 2016 | David Aja | Hawkeye (Marvel), Karnak (Marvel), Scarlet Witch (Marvel) |
| 2016 | Rafael Alburquerque | EI8ht (Dark Horse), Huck (Image) |
| 2016 | Amanda Conner | Harley Quinn (DC) |
| 2016 | Joëlle Jones | Lady Killer (Dark Horse), Brides of Helheim (Oni) |
| 2016 | Ed Piskor | Hip Hop Family Tree (Fantagraphics) |
| 2017 | Fiona Staples | Saga (Image) |
| 2017 | Mike del Mundo | Avengers (Marvel), Carnage (Marvel), Mosaic (Marvel), The Vision (Marvel) |
| 2017 | David Mack | Abe Sapien (Dark Horse), B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth (Dark Horse), Fight Club 2 (Dark Horse), Hellboy and the BPRD 1953 (Dark Horse) |
| 2017 | Sean Phillips | Criminal 10th Anniversary Special (Image), Kill or Be Killed (Image) |
| 2017 | Sana Takeda | Monstress (Image) |
| 2018 | Sana Takeda | Monstress (Image) |
| 2018 | Jorge Corona | No.1 with a Bullet (Image) |
| 2018 | Nick Derington | Mister Miracle (DC), Doom Patrol (DC/Young Animal) |
| 2018 | Brian Stelfreeze | Black Panther (Marvel) |
| 2018 | Julian Totino Tedesco | Hawkeye (Marvel) |
| 2019 | Jen Bartel | Blackbird (Image), Submerged (Vault) |
| 2019 | Nick Derington | Mister Miracle (DC) |
| 2019 | Karl Kerschl | Isola (Image) |
| 2019 | Joshua Middleton | Batgirl variants (DC), Aquaman variants (DC) |
| 2019 | Julian Totino Tedesco | Hawkeye (Marvel), Life of Captain Marvel (Marvel) |
| 2020s ||||
| 2020 | Emma Ríos | Pretty Deadly (Image) |
| 2020 | Jen Bartel | Blackbird (Image) |
| 2020 | Francesco Francavilla | Archie (Archie), Archie 1955 (Archie), Archie vs. Predator II (Archie), Cosmo (Archie) |
| 2020 | David Mack | American Gods (Dark Horse), Fight Club 3 (Dark Horse), Cover (DC) |
| 2020 | Julian Totino Tedesco | Daredevil (Marvel) |
| 2020 | Christian Ward | Machine Gun Wizards (Dark Horse), Invisible Kingdom (Berger Books/Dark Horse) |
| 2021 | Peach Momoko | Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19 (Boom! Studios), Mighty Morphin #2 (Boom! Studios), Something Is Killing the Children #12 (Boom! Studios), Power Rangers #1 (Boom! Studios); Die!namite (Dynamite Entertainment); The Crow: Lethe (IDW Publishing); Marvel Variants (Marvel Comics) |
| 2021 | Jamal Campbell | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Boom! Studios); Far Sector (DC Comics) |
| 2021 | Simone Di Meo | We Only Find Them When They’re Dead (Boom! Studios) |
| 2021 | Mike Huddleston | Decorum (Image Comics) |
| 2021 | Dave Johnson | Butcher of Paris (Dark Horse Comics) |
| 2021 | Ramón K. Pérez | Stillwater (Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment) |
| 2022 | Jen Bartel | Future State Immortal Wonder Woman #1&2 (DC), Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1 (DC), Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary (DC), Women’s History Month variant covers (Marvel Comics) |
| 2022 | David Mack | Norse Mythology (Dark Horse Comics) |
| 2022 | Bruno Redondo | Nightwing (DC Comics) |
| 2022 | Alex Ross | Black Panther, Captain America, Captain America/Iron Man #2, Immortal Hulk, Iron Man, The U.S. of The Marvels (Marvel Comics) |
| 2022 | Julian Totino Tedesco | Just Beyond: Monstrosity (Boom! Studios/KaBoom!); Dune: House Atreides (Boom! Studios); Action Comics (DC Comics); The Walking Dead Deluxe (Image Skybound) |
| 2022 | Yoshi Yoshitani | I Am Not Starfire (DC Comics); The Blue Flame, Giga, Witchblood (Vault Comics) |

## Multiple awards and nominations

| Cover Artist | Wins | Nominations |
| - | - | - |
| James Jean | 6 | 6 |
| Brian Bolland | 5 | 5 |
| Alex Ross | 4 | 8 |
| David Aja | 3 | 3 |
| Jen Bartel | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Johnson | 1 | 7 |
| Glenn Fabry | 1 | 6 |
| J.H. Williams III | 1 | 3 |
| Francesco Francavilla | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Mignola | 1 | 2 |
| Fiona Staples | 1 | 2 |
| Sana Takeda | 1 | 2 |
| Emma Ríos | 1 | 2 |
| Darwyn Cooke | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Hughes | 1 | 1 |
| Cover Artist | Nominations |
| Sean Phillips | 5 |
| Tony Harris | 4 |
| John Cassaday | 4 |
| Julian Totino Tedesco | 4 |
| Dave McKean | 3 |
| Steve Rude | 3 |
| J. G. Jones | 3 |
| Yuko Shimizu | 3 |
| Mike del Mundo | 3 |
| David Mack | 3 |
| Simon Bisley | 2 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 2 |
| Dave Sim/Gerhard | 2 |
| Matt Wagner | 2 |
| Terry Moore | 2 |
| Charles Vess | 2 |
| Chris Ware | 2 |
| Jerry Ordway | 2 |
| Jae Lee | 2 |
| Nick Derington | 2 |
